Food Plot Photos

[vabiker23518]

Corn crop just wilted and died I guess due to heat..as we have had fairly regular rain. I've heard that rye wheat will almost grow on concrete, so thats why I'm planting it later this month (or early Sep) for the winter crop. Happily, the turnips, sorghum and soybeans seem to be doing well.

 

[cili]

Normally it's very hot and dry through August here in Mississippi. We had a very early spring and hopefully we're going to have an early fall. So, last weekend I planted a spot(tenth acre) of clover just to see what deer will prefer. We've gotten 4 good rains since and had a couple good rains last week. Needless to say the clover is on it's way. One year we planted a little early and had fair rainfall. That year the plots were tall and amazing! Haven't been able to repeat that so for but looking good so for this year. Soon as it dries up enough we're going to plant buck forage oats and the dove patch will grow wheat. We're doing all these patches in a 20 acre field. Also going to plant a patch of turnips but would like to "test" another type of food. Any suggestions?

 

[Biggreenavalanche]

Try some Austrian Winter Peas...

Rich

 

[efam3300]

Finished up my food plot last night ahead of Issac, had 2" of rain by 9:30 this morning! Planted turnips, Austrian peas, and sugar beet mix. I hope this rain will sprout my clover plot it's been looking dead for months. Anyone else get their plots in?

 

[cili]

Thanks on the Aust. peas, may just try em. Unless we plant the peas, we are through too and now we'll get to bushhogging and side trimming our lanes. I haven't been on this thread long but was wondering if many of ya'll have good lanes cut around your hunting property? The reason I'm asking is because it was the best thing "hands down" we ever did that increased our big buck harvest. Food plots are fine but lanes are GREAT!

 

[big e]

I got mine in on the 31st also. Rain started as I was putting tractor away. Clover/alfalfa/wheat. 3 days later I had one inch plants... wheat I'm guessing. Issac screwed up the beginning of dove season but was right on time for the food plot.

 

[big e]

Here are a couple pictures of my week old food plot.
This farming thing is easy! :wink:
Thank you Issac.

 

[ohbuckhunter]

This is another plot we done about a month ago.

Start of it

Here's what it looked like last Sunday

Chicory turnips clover and winter wheat.

 

[cili]

Checked our oat field out yesterday and found it occupied by a few deer (34 best I could count). Guess we'll plant oats from now on. Got good stand of clover and turnips on some of the lanes, will see in a few weeks if they will attract the deer.

 

[efam3300]

Finally got back to the farm to check on the food plots. The turnip plots are doing great, been getting a lot of rain here in Central Mo. lately.Looks like the deer are really hitting the plots hard because there are no acorns here and the drought dried up a lot of browse.

 

[trac]

Some November pics of Field, Chinese radish.

 

[Jordan9682]

Here's some popcorn i grew last year. That was my first time growing it, straight out of a bag that you would by at any grocery store, kind of an expirement. It got about 8' tall, I fed it to a few cows. I'm gonna grow some again for them

 

[efam3300]

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Here's some popcorn i grew last year. That was my first time growing it, straight out of a bag that you would by at any grocery store, kind of an expirement. It got about 8' tall, I fed it to a few cows. I'm gonna grow some again for them

Did you broadcast or did you use a planter when planted the popcorn? Do you think deer would find it palatable ?

 

[Jordan9682]

Did you broadcast or did you use a planter when planted the popcorn? Do you think deer would find it palatable ?

It was a small area, so i made small rows with a hoe, dropped the seeds in by hand, covered it and watered. When it came up i made small trenches to fill with water between the rows (just to make things quicker and easier) but to answer your question, you would use a planter. Exact same as corn. I dont know about the deer thing, im sure they would do well on it though

 

[efam3300]

It was a small area, so i made small rows with a hoe, dropped the seeds in by hand, covered it and watered. When it came up i made small trenches to fill with water between the rows (just to make things quicker and easier) but to answer your question, you would use a planter. Exact same as corn. I dont know about the deer thing, im sure they would do well on it though

Thanks, I'm planning on some corn for a plot screen around my food plots, if the popcorn gets 8 ft tall and the deer will eat it that would be great!

 

[Jordan9682]

Thanks, I'm planning on some corn for a plot screen around my food plots, if the popcorn gets 8 ft tall and the deer will eat it that would be great!

Glad i could help! As you could see on one of my pictures i posted, in the corner it really short, that's due to not enough water flowing to it. I think corn would be the same. But ya if the sufficient water is there that stuff grows well

 

[DABSGT]

Thanks, I'm planning on some corn for a plot screen around my food plots, if the popcorn gets 8 ft tall and the deer will eat it that would be great!

Deer ate every thing in my garden for the last 2 years but left the corn.

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[Jordan9682]

Deer ate every thing in my garden for the last 2 years but left the corn.

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Huh... I thought deer would have loved it... Cows do

 

[DABSGT]

Huh... I thought deer would have loved it... Cows do

Loved my tomatoes, peppers, cuke's and even dug up my potatoes but left the corn.

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[Slickheadhunter]

I don't have any recent pictures but here are a few from years past. Whitetail institutes clover.